Module 19 - Cloud Computing

Question 1

Cloud Computing Concepts:

• Offers software to subscribers on-demand over the internet.
• I.E. web-based office applications like Google Docs or Calendar, Salesforce CRM, Freshbooks, basecamp, etc.
• Office 365
  a. IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)
  b. PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service)
  c. SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)
  d. CaaS (Cloud-as-a-Service)

Answer 1

c. SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)

Question 2

Cloud Computing Concepts:

• Provides virtual machines and other abstracted hardware and operating systems which may be controlled through a service API.
• I.E. Amazon EC2, Go grid, Sungrid, Windows SkyDive, Rackspace.com, etc.
• Hardware
  a. IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)
  b. PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service)
  c. SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)
  d. CaaS (Cloud-as-a-Service)

Answer 2

a. IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)

Question 3

Cloud Computing Concepts:

• Offers development tools, configuration management, and deployment platforms on-demand that can be used by subscribers to develop custom application.
• I.E. Intel MashMaker, Google App Engine, Force.com, Microsoft Azure, etc.
• Services (i.e. Print Spooling)
  a. IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)
  b. PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service)
  c. SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)
  d. CaaS (Cloud-as-a-Service)

Answer 3

b. Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

Question 4

Cloud Computing Concepts:

• Cloud infrastructure operated solely for a single organization.
• Employees
  a. Public Cloud
  b. Private Cloud
  c. Community Cloud
  d. Hybrid Cloud

Answer 4

b. Private Cloud

Question 5

Cloud Computing Concepts:

• Shared infrastructure between several organizations from a specific community with common concerns (security, compliance, jurisdiction, etc.)
• Shared Cost
  a. Public Cloud
  b. Private Cloud
  c. Community Cloud
  d. Hybrid Cloud

Answer 5

c. Community Cloud

Question 6

Cloud Computing Concepts:

• Composition of two or more clouds (private, community or public) that remain unique entities but are bound together, offering the benefits of multiple deployment models.
• Public and Private
  a. Public Cloud
  b. Private Cloud
  c. Community Cloud
  d. Hybrid Cloud

Answer 6

d. Hybrid Cloud

Question 7

Cloud Computing Concepts:

• Services are rendered over a network that is open for public use.
• Customers
  a. Public Cloud
  b. Private Cloud
  c. Community Cloud
  d. Hybrid Cloud

Answer 7

a. Public Cloud

Question 8

Cloud Computing Concepts:

___________ is the ability to run multiple operating systems on a single physical system and share the underlying resources such as a server, a storage device, or a network.

Answer 8

Virtualization

Question 9

Cloud Security:

What is DNSSEC?

Answer 9

Security for your DNS Server

Question 10

_____ ________ is an on-demand delivery of IT capabilities where IT infrastructure and applications are provided to subscribers as a metered service over a network.

Answer 10

Cloud Computing

Question 11

Cloud services are broadly divided into what three categories?

Answer 11

IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)

PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service)

SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)

Question 12

Which National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) publication deals with Security and Privacy Controls?

Answer 12

NIST 800-53